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(<strong>Seed</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Better</strong> <strong>Productivity</strong>)Plant preparationsPlant based repellentsPropolisPyrethrumQuassiaRotenoneRyania sabadillaTobacco tea (pure nicotine is <strong>for</strong>bidden)MINERAL ORIGINChloride of limeClay (bentonite, perlite, vermiculite, zeolite)Copper salts (e.g. sulfate, hydroxide, oxychloride,octanoate)Diatomaceous earthParaffinLime sulfurPotassium bicarbonatePotassium permanganateQuicklimeSilicates (e.g. sodium silicates, quartz)Sodium bicarbonateSulfurMICROORGANISMSFungal preparationsBacterial preparations (e.g. Bacillus thuringiensis)Release of parasites, predators and sterilized insectsViral preparationsThe synergist Piperonylbutoxide is prohibitedMaximum 8 kg /ha. peryear (on a rollingaverage basis)Criteria to evaluate additional inputs to organic agriculture1. Necessity. Input must be necessary to use e.g. on specific crops, in specific regions orunder specific conditions from the viewpoint of yield, product quality, environment safety,human and animal welfare.2. Nature and mode of production. The origin of input should usually be organic – vegetative,animal, microbial; or mineral. The ingredients of the input may undergo processes such as,mechanical, physical, enzymatic, action of microorganisms. The collection of raw materialsshall not affect the stability of the natural habitat nor affect the maintenance of any specieswithin the collection area.3. Environment. The input shall not be harmful or have a lasting negative impact on theenvironment. Nor the input shall give rise to unacceptable pollution of surface or groundwater, air or soil. Input shall not contain harmful manufactured chemicals. All inputs shall bedegradable to CO 2 , H 2 O and or to their mineral <strong>for</strong>m. Inputs with a high acute toxicity tonon-target organisms should have a maximum half-life of 5 days. Natural substances usedas inputs which are not considered toxic do not need to be degradable within a limited time.Mineral inputs should contain as few heavy metals as possible.- 48 -

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